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202 foundations that funded “Society”
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Private foundation · Brentwood
Summers Foundation
Invitation only
15 Tennessee grants totaling $35,232 · typical grant $500 to $2,000 (tax year 2025)
20% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Spring Hill
Legacytree Foundation
How to apply: not stated
15 Tennessee grants totaling $480,467 · typical grant $8,961 to $50,000 (tax year 2025)
40% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To provide spiritual, physical, and humanitarian aid to those in need
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Private foundation · Nashville
Toby S Wilt Foundation
Takes applications
13 Tennessee grants totaling $155,550 · typical grant $1,000 to $10,000 (tax year 2024)
46% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Cordova
Bellevue Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
13 Tennessee grants totaling $700,083 · typical grant $15,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
77% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · New York, NY
Mutual of America Foundation
Takes applications
11 Tennessee grants totaling $103,460 · typical grant $50 to $1,200 (tax year 2025)
89% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Dyersburg
Brayton Foundation
How to apply: not stated
10 Tennessee grants totaling $5,100 · typical grant $100 to $900 (tax year 2025)
10% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Unrestricted use donation; Scholarship
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Public charity · Memphis
The Canale Foundation Inc.
How to apply: not stated
10 Tennessee grants totaling $9.3 million · typical grant $5,000 to $126,500 (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: Elonged note receivable
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Private foundation · Atlanta, GA
The Pace Family Foundation Inc.
Invitation only
9 Tennessee grants totaling $80,000 · typical grant $2,500 to $10,000 (tax year 2025)
88% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Chicago, IL
Lkq Community Foundation
Invitation only
6 Tennessee grants totaling $481,900 · typical grant $10,000 to $58,400 (tax year 2024)
33% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Boston, MA
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
1,709 Tennessee grants totaling $165.1 million · typical grant $10,000 to $50,250 (tax year 2024)
32% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Washington, DC
Network for Good
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
101 Tennessee grants totaling $4.1 million · typical grant $9,258 to $40,514 (tax year 2024)
16% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Hudson, OH
The Independent Charitable Gift Fund
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
54 Tennessee grants totaling $3.9 million · typical grant $7,800 to $29,250 (tax year 2024)
61% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Boston, MA
Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
36 Tennessee grants totaling $1.8 million · typical grant $10,000 to $45,000 (tax year 2024)
72% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Public charity · Appleton, WI
Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing
Invitation only · Gives through donors' accounts: donors choose, you can't apply
31 Tennessee grants totaling $965,978 · typical grant $6,000 to $25,800 (tax year 2024)
53% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Steven and Laurie Eskind Family Foundation
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116 Tennessee grants totaling $413,783 · typical grant $250 to $2,500 (tax year 2024)
3% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation
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96 Tennessee grants totaling $13.2 million · typical grant $5,000 to $100,000 (tax year 2024)
27% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
5 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Missions fund; Legacy dinner; Knox county imagination library; Data capacity building support; Community circle
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United Way · Chattanooga
United Way of Greater Chattanooga
How to apply: not stated
69 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8 million · typical grant $21,689 to $64,542 (tax year 2024)
7% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
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Private foundation · Houston, TX
Shell USA Company Foundation
Invitation only
59 Tennessee grants totaling $480,847 · typical grant $400 to $2,400 (tax year 2024)
23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: 1000; 500; 100; 50; 520
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Private foundation · Nashville
Horatio B & Willie J Buntin Foundation
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49 Tennessee grants totaling $258,891 · typical grant $500 to $2,000 (tax year 2025)
16% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
Funded: To further charitable activities
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Public charity · Nashville
Smile 180 Foundation
How to apply: not stated
47 Tennessee grants totaling $3.5 million · typical grant $21,541 to $75,000 (tax year 2024)
23% of its latest Tennessee winners were new to it
19 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: Grant for dental clinic operations; Grant for dental clinic operations, capital improvements, and dental safety net payments; Grant for dental clinic operations and capital...
Source: each funder's latest e-filed IRS return. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which lists the grants they paid and how to apply. Community foundations, United Ways and other public charities file Form 990, and we use its Schedule I (grants over $5,000). We include every funder, wherever it is based, whose latest return lists grants to Tennessee groups. Corporate and community-foundation grant rounds are in the grant search.